According to a report from The Information, Huawei, the world’s third largest smartphone manufacturer is working on its own mobile operating system (paywalled; alternate source). The report adds that the team that is developing this new operating system includes ex-Nokia employees. The new operating system is “meant as a contingency measure in case Google further tightens its grip on Android or stops offering it to smartphone makers.” Additionally, Huawei is also putting efforts on making big changes to EMUI, its Android-based skin. From the report:According to The Information, changes could include the addition of an app drawer, redesigned icons (they’re all currently iPhone-like rounded squares), and a new, “very clean, fresh” color palette. EMUI’s current color scheme focuses on unusually dingy and muted colors — grays and browns. Abigail Brody (an ex-Apple designer, which Apple hired last year) is reportedly planning to change these for brighter tones including blues and whites, and is looking to animals like jellyfish for inspiration.

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Source: Slashdot – Huawei Is Working On Its Own Mobile OS In Case Things Sour With Google